Week 33 - ITF ($15K) - Oldenzaal, Netherlands Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 33 - ITF ($15K) - Oldenzaal, Netherlands Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: DISSANAYAKE, Tanysha (GBR) UNR lost to POLANSKA, Tereza (CZE) UNR 3-6 0-6

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 1 400 v Qualifier

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 1 400 v MIKULSKI, Julia (GER) Q UNR

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Peter too wrote:
R1: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 1 400 v MIKULSKI, Julia (GER) Q UNR

Maia's opponent defeated Alicia Barnett, 1 & 1, in qualifying at Belgian $10K in 2015.
She's been playing (mediocre level) college tennis for Florida State since then.

Michael D · All-time great

Maia is finally on court for her first round match, and is immediately under the gun, going a break down 3-4*
Her serving stats are poor with 6 BPs and 2 breaks going against her in just 4 service games, but the last one was finally a more comfortable hold.

Michael D · All-time great

The breaks continued until a TB, Julia failing to serve out the set twice. Then Maia was 5-4 up in the TB, but lost the last 3 points 6-7(5)
She really needs to improve her first serve % ins and wins this set to pull things around.

Babfive · Pro player

Maia now *4-1 in the second.

Babfive · Pro player

Maia breaks to 40 to take the second set 6-1.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes, thankfully Maia did indeed improve both her first serve % - from 54% to 64% in the first and second sets
And also her first serve % wins - from 56% to 75% respectively
With her second serve % wins declining slightly - 48% to 44%
So she needs to keep up her first serving in the third set.

Babfive · Pro player

Maia now 4-1* in the third.

Michael D · All-time great

Maia carried her improved 2nd set form, especially on serving, across into the 3rd set too to make it across the line. Plays a junior in the next round who does not have much of a record and should easily have too much for her.

R32: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 1 400 beat MIKULSKI, Julia (GER) Q UNR 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1

R16: LUMSDEN, Maia (GBR) 1 400 vs Stephanie Judith VISSCHER (NED) [WC] 1223 (CH:1216 July 18) 18yrs (JCH:1511 Feb 17)

-- Edited by Michael D on Wednesday 15th of August 2018 01:42:23 PM

Babfive · Pro player

Maia wins 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1. Another great comeback from losing the first set.

Michael D · All-time great

Babfive wrote:
Maia wins 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1. Another great comeback from losing the first set.

Yes, I think the first set can be put down to warm up.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Babfive wrote:
Maia wins 6-7(5) 6-1 6-1. Another great comeback from losing the first set.

Indeed, and unlike Katie Boulter, Maia doesn't have a great record in this regard in 2018.

I am reliably informed that the win today "... was Maia's 3rd comeback of the year, which makes her record, 3-14 during that period, for a comeback % of 17.65%. This is about the mid point for our leading dozen or so players, and in fact exactly ties Maia with Alicia & Katy, both of whom also have 3-14 records."